write

1. V-T/V-I When you write, you use something such as a pen or pencil to produce words, letters, or numbers. 写

Simply write your name and address on a postcard and send it to us. 只要在明信片上写下你的名字和地址，然后寄给我们。

They were still trying to teach her to read and write. 他们当时仍在试图教她读书写字。

2. V-T If you write something such as a book, a poem, or a piece of music, you create it and record it on paper or perhaps on a computer. 创作

I had written quite a lot of orchestral music in my student days. 我在学生时代创作了许多管弦乐曲。

Thereafter she wrote articles for papers and magazines in Paris. 从那以后，她为巴黎的报纸和杂志撰稿。

3. V-I Someone who writes creates books, stories, or articles, usually for publication. 创作

Jay wanted to write. 杰伊那时想搞创作。

4. V-T/V-I When you write someone or to someone or write them a letter, you give them information, ask them something, or express your feelings in a letter. 写 (信)

Apparently she had written to her aunt in Holland asking for advice. 显然，她已给她荷兰的姑妈写信征求意见了。

She had written him a note a couple of weeks earlier. 两周前她曾给他写过一张便条。

I wrote a letter to the car rental agency, explaining what had happened. 我给汽车出租代理机构写了一封信，解释所发生的事情。

5. nothing to write home about→see home

6. V-T When someone writes something such as a cheque, receipt, or prescription, they put the necessary information on it and usually sign it. 填写 (支票、收据或处方)

Snape wrote a receipt with a gold fountain pen. 斯内普用自来水金笔填写了一张收据。

7. V-I If you write to a computer or a disk, you record data on it. (在电脑或磁盘上) 写入 (数据)[计算机]

You should write-protect all disks that you do not usually need to write to. 你应该对你通常不需要写入内容的磁盘进行写保护。

8. →see also writing , written